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From: glenn@suphys.physics.su.OZ.AU (Glenn Geers)
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Subject: Re: hyphenation with hyphens
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Date: 15 Nov 90 08:05:27 GMT
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From article <3684@rwthinf.UUCP>, by norbert@rwthinf.UUCP (Norbert Kiesel):
> Hello,
> I'm trying to hyphenate words with imbedded hyphens ala 'subsystem-module'.
> 
> A \showhyphens{subsystem modul subsystem-modul} gives
> ``sub-sy-stem mo-dul subsystem-modul'', i.e. no hyphenation in the third word.
> 
> I'm normally working with LaTeX, but here it makes no difference. Is this a bug 
> or a feature? And if a bug, a configuration bug or a TeX bug (please send me
>  $2^x$ dollars :-) ?
> 

It's a feature. In typographical circles it is considered bad practice to 
hyphenate words that are already hyphenated. You know what I mean!
> 
> 		so long
> 
> 			Norbert

		bye
			Glenn

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